Chaetodipterus

noun

Chae·​to·​dip·​ter·​us

-ˈdiptərəs

: a genus of spadefishes (family Ephippidae) found in warm seas along both coasts of America and distinguished by protractile premaxillaries and dorsal spines of unequal length

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chaet- + Greek dipteros two-winged

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